Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-02-18
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Synopsis Of the Proceedings Of the Senate and
House.

two years, 1871 ,O4O for each wear.
The substitute bill introduced by Messrs.
Compton and Nelson in the senate yesler-
day for Mr.: Compton's Fergus Falls insane
asylum cuts down the total appropriation
from $1Ol, lao to 1914, $50. The amount OF
Land to be purchased is reduced to 500 acres,
for which $24,28O is appropriated. The
original appropriation was $3l, 900. For
two detached wards 500, 900 is appropri-
ated, and for boiler house, laundry. stahes,
sewerage and water connections $2O, 900.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Disappointing $500 for the benefit Of
LIE Sucur Agricultural society.
Bowen-,sleepy Eye to issue $4,000 fire de-
parlment bonds.
Bowen Amending the act relating to the in
corporation of Sleepy Eye.
Ramsey County Notwithstanding the act
relating to the St. Paul board OF education.
Comssock--Fixing the salaries OF auditor and
probate judge of Beltram county
Acknowledging to the incorporation of Red
Wing
MISUNDERSTANDING the vote Of Chaska lor
the issue OF $4,000 school bonds.
Dakota county.
:: Child-Relating to the incorporation of VIII
lagcs. g
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To refund $40, 900 to persons Who paid assess
ments for approaches and improvements OF
Third street bridge in St. Paul.
To incorporate the city Of Wadeua.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Lee has bill now before the house
which proposes to punish liquor dealers for
failure to comply with the high license law.
The bill provides that
Ali applicants for LIQUOR licenses must exc
cute bond of -, 900 for heir compliance with
the same sureties cannot be on more than one
bond, and before license can issue the APP
piicant shall take oath that he has not know
lngly violated rhe laws regulating he traffic. 1t
shall be e. nsdelncanOr punishable by fine and
removal from office for any county municipal
office to fail to enforce the liquor laws. All
licenses issued after his date shall expire July
!. 1887. person convicted Of selling liquor
without a license may be punished by fine Of
$500 for the first offense and 81 900 thereafter
The Farmers Alliance hin presented by
Mr.. Donnelly yesterday in it's "details:
Belt enacted by the legislature Of the State
Of MN Minnesota ;S that the sum of 5000
appropriated out Of any money in the
state treasury not otherwise approrrial 3D., to
the Sttte Farmers Alliance OF the State OF Min
nesOta, to be paid on the order OF the president
OF said association, and to be expended in the
publication Of the annual reports Of tie ASSOC
citation, and for such other purposes as the ex-
ecutlve committee of the state alliance may
direct
HOUSE Bills PASSED.
TO authorize the clerk OF the court of Stevens
county TO transcrbe certain records.
To revise the probate laws.
10 permit private consul! atiOps between at
TO fix the y salary Of the treasurer of 1santi
county.
To authorize the city Of St. Paul to issue
bonds.
To authorize the Ramsey county plat COM
mission
TO amend the charter of the CITY Of Anoka
To amend article Of the constitution.
To exclude certain persons from trials.
70 regulate the wearing Of &. A. T. badges.
10 print the school laws
10 Tx the compensation Of county attorncya
10 pay claim OF James Beales against the
state.
To reduce the expense Of suits in the district
court.
10 regulate the taking Of dispositions.
70 relieve DELINQUENT taxpayers.
70 detach certain territory from Itasca county
Senator Schefer's joint resolution is to givA
three-year soldiers, who have received $500
bounty and are entitled TO S1UOa more tt.
amount due them. The law under which t:.i>
bounty was granted expired by Limitation july
l, 1854, and many soldiers who were entiticd to
the bounty We're unable to make the applica ion.
There is now d large number OF claims ct Min
nesota soldiers unpaid for want Of all appropyia-
ton, and Nj. scheffers resolution provides for
these ella inns.
Senator Marcus Johnson introduced bill yes
teruay to prevent agricultural machinery men
from collecting Increased interest on contracts
not paid when due Agents DOW insert clan I,
In their contracts with farmers which provides
that if the note is not paid when due IL per
cent intere ~ g; nsead Of = shall be paid Mr.
clause forfeit ure OF all the interest
Donneily's amendment to article ! of the
constitution, passed by the house Yesterday,
provides this addition to section - Of that ar
ticle: That all property exempted shall be
liable to seizure and sale for any debt incurred
to any person for work done or material fur
hished in the construction, etc, of the same"
SENATE.
Resolutions:
Mr.. Wood-That DR.. Hewitt be dcputized to
Introduce system OF temporary ventilation III
the senate. Passed.
Mr.. Scheffer-For the appointment Of joint
somnliCtee OF three senator's and five representa-
lives who shall inquire into the present couni-
zion and tn pas. record of the State Agriculr-
ural college, together with the funds and lands
belonging to the same. with view of enabling
the legislature TO intelligeatly consider the pro
priety Of establishing state agricultural col
lege separate institution. the better to adj
vance the Agricultural interests Of this state.
That such joint committee shall consist of Se,.-
tors Hixson, Brown ard Dodge and Representa-
tives Estes, Emory, Plowman, Reese and Pow
ers. and that they requested to report at the
earliest possible day Mr.. Pope gave notice Of
debate. Later he offered an amendment and it
was adopted. adding Senators Durant and Mel
son to the senate COMMITTEE aid Representative:
Heisler and Iverson to The house commitIee.
The judiciary committee mace the follow
ing report:
Whiteman's bill relating to villages indefi-
niteiy postponed; Thacker. relating 70 place of
trial in civil actions indefinitely postponed
Halvorson. relating 10 marriage. indefinitely
postponed: Comstock, relating to deeds and
MORTGAGES. to pass; Durant, sanitary measures
; relating to cutting of ice, to pass; Comstock,
Minnesota reports to be furnished district
Judges. to pass; Stevens. relating to salary OF
The municipal judge of Winona. to pass: Good
rich. amending The military code, to pass: Good
rich, relating to the abduction of females, to
pass: Bowen, relating to railroads, sent to the
railroad committee
sANATE BILLS PASSED.
Bowen-To consolidate and amend the city
cbarier OF New Uim.
Whi1eman-To authorize Lake county to issue
ST. ), 900 bonds to build 3 court house.
Durant-To ratlfy the organization Of South
Saltwater.
Durant--To authorize South Saltwater to issue
$4,000 water works bonds
Hal!-Relating to Nine Mile slough.
Compton Relating to the third insane hospi-
tai at Fergus Falls and making appropriations
| for the same.
of the city of Austin. Mower county.
Buckman-To urnish Minnesota reports to
the judge Of probate and clerk of court Of Ben
Bnckman-To authorize Benton county 10 ia
cue 81, 900 bonds to redeem outstanding bonds
! due in March. 1883.
Edwards-To incorporate the city OF Chatf1eld
Senator Bowen's sleeping car bill fixes charges
for berth at rs cents for the first 100 miles
and three mills for each addition mile, but in
no case oall more than 81 b. CHARGED The
penalty for viola ion shall be not less than $25
nor more than 500.
When the house adjourned after 6 O'Clock,
the grain bill was recommended to pass
Important amendments were added to the
bill By Mr.. Petit and others As it now
stands on Its third reading the bill provides:
The rates are for grain and it's manufactured
products: For 165 miles, per 100 pounds z
cent?: for a65 to 200 miles. per 100 ponds. 9
cents for 800 miles, per 100 pounds, 13 cents;
for 300 to $50 miles, per 100 pounds, IS cents:
for $50 TO 400 mites, per 100 pounds, II cents.
Provided. that the penalties for overlooking
shall not not be in excess Of 45 per cent ad-